The Russellville Democrat., 1887-07-13
FORTUNE FINDERS.
The Luck Of Some New Orleans Men in the June Drawing of
 The Louisiana State Lottery,

l The Louisiana State Lottery.
 About noon on "Wednesday three men stepped into the private office 1.-the Louisiana State Lottery Com pany, and their smiling faces betray- ed their errand. They were John l W. Tenny, an engineer, and Charles Dennis and John Moran, watchmen, all three at present in Government employ, the latter on board the Uni ted States Government boat Gene al Newton, and Tenny is engineer of the Ruby, the boats now lying near the Exposition grounds, preparing for trip to the Atchafalaya. Dennis had a twentieth of the ticket which won the $300,000 prize, rolled up carelessy between his fu- gers. He strengthened 1t out on the table. and said
 "There it is boys; we've got it'' "You see,'' said Dennis, this is q scombine.' We each buy ticket every month, from pool, and diyidel the profits. We have been buyiQq| tickets for several years, and at last we struck it.
 Ut was his ticket that did the business said Tenny. "Moran and bought ours, but Dennis did not have chance to go down. He final | ly asked friend of his to bring him up dollar ticket. Dennis got his dollar ticket and put it in the pool. I thought no more of it until the morning after the drawing. had 1 the blues, but when 1 saw thes Picayune-you can guess the rest There on top of the column were the figures 52,749, and opposite then the $300,000 prize. That is jnr number, and so Dennis, Moran sld told the boss that we had impo. tant business down town, and heIs we are"
 What are you going to do wlA the moneyY asked the reporter.
 "This is in confidence. We lr tend to deplete our finances consid. erably by having good time, aud after that we may go back to wOs E just the same as ever. la fact Ve may not quit work at all.
 Just then check for money thg had won was brought to them, aAt the trio departed rejoicing. Denpa is from county Clare, Ireland Z years of age, has been in Ameue since childhood, and in New Oresn' for five years. One of the first hAs''< it's he acquired was to buy lottery ticket monthly, and now he is glad he did it. Moran is au 0rleanian bred and born. Tenny IS from North Carolina, and says it is the first time he has had name in the pa pers. All three are unmarried, and jolly geoo fellows.
 The little office had not been long vacated when in came another caller. It was letter carrier F. J.. Mooneyi without his uniform. Mooney had found his luck at last and he found it with a dollar ticket Tn the June drawing of The Louisiana State Lot tery Company. He Is native otl New Orleans, 27 years of age, is marka ried, and lives with his family aI APO Trsulines street. In lSS4l Postmaster Merchant appointed himl to carry mall and he was retalneG under the Democratic administr% tion. N
 Mooney did not believe much IT lottery. He bought one ticket for M dollar and won nothing. This con firmed his belief or rather lack of Fl A few days before the June frawiq he determined to try again amol the five tickets he bought was ok bearing the magic figures, 52,71 They We're magic to him for th} opened the gates of fortune in day and made him comparatively rich man. Mooney bought his tick cts two days before the drawing, an when he saw the Plcayune on WeC nesday morning his joy can well imagined-No. 52,749 had won t4 poOu,OUu prize.
 Mooney says he will invest W money and carry his mail ba5 viii lighter heart,
 There were no other capital pr\ holders who called that day, the oS CT fractions being held in dista parts of the country. but the aec4 tion of smaller holders continJ until the doors were closed, ticl were presented and cashed, sndJl June drawing had been lucky ti for many. No matter in what nod the callers came, they all departS smiling. New Orleans La.) Pic yune, June 18th, 1887.